Officer Safety
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Autonomous devices have the potential to be a gamechanger for law enforcement safety and reconnaissance
A recent incident where a prisoner slipped her cuffs and shot an AR-15 from inside a cruiser is a critical reminder of some basic safety tactics for LEOs
Using lessons learned from near misses to prevent injuries and fatalities from felonious assaults, missed firearms, ambushes and unprovoked attacks
Officials say the officer is being treated at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center
Alexander Carballido, 40, had just been released in July after a decade in prison
Jim and Doug discuss the warning signs of a colleague potentially approaching crisis, as well as available resources for officers to get the help they need
J.W. Speaker donated more than 50 LED headlights to the department’s fleet
Long after the police call is over, you may be carrying around bad bugs picked up from contaminated scenes and suspects
The resident shot the officers as soon as they opened the door, thinking they were home invaders, authorities said
Products to improve situational awareness, make incident communications more efficient and mitigate risk were showcased to SWAT operators
One suspect died, another was taken to a hospital and a third is in custody
One officer was in serious condition and the other was in stable condition
Meggitt’s FATS 300LE 300-degree immersive technology places officers in the middle of dozens of stressful situations
Bodycam footage shows suspect opening his vehicle door and aiming at cops
The FLIR Breach PTQ 136 thermal camera is an officer’s sixth sense in the field
The deputies tried to get the victims out but couldn’t
The officer fired after a foot pursuit when the suspect produced a gun
The woman pulled out a 10-inch kitchen knife and lunged at officers
Amanda Peters, 26, was charged with third-degree assault of an officer
Police say suspect fled and dragged the trooper until he was able to free himself
The deputy was shot in the forearm and taken to a hospital
Officer Travis Lloyd was “defending himself and other people on the street” when he shot and killed the suspect
Funds will benefit Concerns of Police Survivors organization
Officer Garrett Hull was undercover when he was shot while trying to stop suspects in an armed robbery
The officers were killed after coming to arrest the suspect for threatening motorbikers
The officer’s death marks the third Chicago police suicide in the last three months
Federal, state and private funding sources are available for peer support and other mental health and wellness programs within your agency
Peer support is not a silver bullet to solve all the problems today’s law enforcement officers face, but it is an effective way of getting help to officers in need
Officials have released more footage showing officers searching rooms, directing tourists to safety
The suspect reportedly described shooting cops as “what I do”
The deputy, 28-year-old Jaime Morales, underwent a second surgery Wednesday morning
“You gonna have to kill me today, b---h!” the man told cops
